As I watched the Matrix over and over the idea that it was some what based off the Bible did pop in my mind. There are alot of things that are a like except I don't remember any where in the Matrix it talking about God. There hve been a lot of movies with a God twist in it some where. For example in the movie Hellboy. I didn't like the movie to much cause it just wasn't my kind of flick but when Hellboy was given the chance to open the gates of Hell one of his friends yelled out "Your father has given you a chose." Which all of a sudden sparked a thought in my mind that the movie could have been some what spiritual. I hope you have seen the movie and know a little about Christianity that will help make my point a little better. Here I go:

Hellboy like us are born into sin. Because of Adam and Eve screwing up a good thing all are born into sin. Hellboy is the perfect example of that. He was (born) pulled in the the world as hellboy. He had no chose of that he just was. All of his life he had problems with his apperiance, feelings, etc like we do. On the inside he was a nice guy raised by some nice people that told him he has a chose he can do the things that people expected of him since he looked that way or he can do what was right and good. Just as we all have a chose to right and good because our Father in heaven gave us free will (ability to choose right or do wrong). Hellboy like all of use need to do our own thing. Most of the time we realize what we wanted to do was not the right thing to do or at least not the right time to do them. But at the perfect time (my view God's time) Hellboy had to make a life changing chose to do good and not open the gates of hell or do bad and let Hell literally come into the world.

Know that I took care of the movie part about the idea that some religions are based off drug experiances. Honestly I have no clue. No one does because we all live in the 20th or is it the 21st centrury and most of the religions in question are well not in my time area. It could be or it couldn't be. I personally live by faith. I have faith that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and he paid the ultimate price for me. My faith is that Jesus was sins less the perfect human. Because in my beliefs he is perfect (and God's son) he was able to take all of mans sins on his sholder or back which ever suited him and die on the cross for them. Doing so he wiped my slate clean (along with yours) and said all you have to do is have faith in me and love the people around you. He lived a life of example written in the Bible which I believe to be fact and not fiction. You may have your own thoughts on that but thats whats so cool about God he allowes us to have our own opinion instead of being like machines and doing it only his way. Like Hellboy he gives us all a chance. In history it is a fact that Jesus was a person. In history it was proven that he died on a cross. In history it is a fact that he was a leader of a religious rebellion and was betrayed by his own people. If history has proven Jesus lived and the New Test. of the Bible is the story of his life and he said the only way to heaven is through him I have faith in that. It is out in the open God loves all and sent his son to give eternal life and all one has to do is have faith in his son. Chose's. Look into the Bible more you'll be suprised how interesting it is. I'd stick with the New part of it because even being a pastor the old part can be some what boring and has little to do with Jesus.

Rev. Michael T
Soldier for Christ and Cannabis